Scientific Name
Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum'

Common Name
Bicolor epimedium; Bicolor barrenwort


Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9


Habit: Herbaceous perennial
Growth Rate: Moderate
Size: .7 to 1 foot; spread of .7 to 1 foot
Site Requirements: Light to moderate shade; average to organically enriched, medium moist, well-drained soil; drought tolerant
Form: Clump
Texture: --
Foliage: Compound red-mottled medium green leaves with pointed, heart-shaped leaflets on wiry stems; summer leaves are green
Flower/Fruit: Stalks of light yellow flowers in spring
Comments: Spreads by rhizomes
Cultivars: --
 


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